Fire-kindling



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(No Model.)

' B.. W. BANKS. Fire Klndling UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. BANKS, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

FIRE-KINDLIING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,741. dated June 14,1881.

Application filed April 26, 1881. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. BANKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fire-Kindlin gs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention consists of afire-kindling constructed substantially asshown and described, first, by stringing a series of cobs on a wire andformed into sticks or bundles, as shown; and, second, by immersing thedevice thus formed into hot rosin. I attainthese objects by the devicesshown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents afire-kindler in a twisted form. Fig. 2 represents a fire-kindler in aspiral form. Fig. 3 is an end viewof Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents afire-kindler in a bundle.

A represents the cob, and B the wire. The Wile in each view is shown asa means of securing the cobs together into the various forms hon'nas inFig. 1 is shown a series of cobs broken in short pieces and strung onthe wire, the ends brought together and fastened, and

thetwostrandsaretwisted,as shown. InFigs.

3 and 2 the cobs are strung on wire, as in Fig. 1, but are formed into acoil or spiral like a spring and are made any desired length to suit thestove.

In Fig. 4 is shown a square pile bound together with wire. This wire isdesigned in each of the various forms to hold the cobs together untilthey are consumed, and prevents their falling through the grate orpacking together and smothering out.

It is obvious thatotherforms may be adopted for the kindler, such asweaving a number of strands together, or stringing them and twistin g anumber of them together.

The principle of my device is in the-combinations of the cobs and wirestrung, woven, or

bound together, and the articles thus formed immersed into a hot bath ofrosin, pitch, tar, or other combustible substance, so that they may bereadily lighted.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A fire-kindling consisting of a series of cobs strung on a wire andtwo or more strands twisted or braided together, forming a stick,substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

2. A fire-kindling consisting of cobs formed into square, cubic, oroblong bundles and bound together with wire, and having a coating ofrosin, pitch, or other combustible substance, as set'forth. l

3. Gobs strung, bound, or woven together with wire into any formdesired, for the pur' pose described.

EDWARD W. BANKS. Witnesses: it

J. GEO. STAUFFER, J OHN B. BlXBY.

